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Bandoneón arrabalero · Francisco Rotundo · 1950

Music by Bachicha, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2013.
1928: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 2 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 2 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 2 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times2013: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’60’70’80’90’002013
records made· our catalogue

1928: 1, 0; 1950: 2, 0; 1951: 1, 0; 1956: 1, 0; 1961: 2, 0; 1966: 1, 0; 1967: 2, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 2013: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1928, 1951 and 1961.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Bandoneón arrabalero · Francisco Rotundo · 1950 was sung by Floreal Ruiz.†† Bandoneón arrabalero · Francisco Rotundo · 1950 is a tango.† Bandoneón arrabalero · Francisco Rotundo · 1950 lasts 03:08.†

Credit

Music
Bachicha
Lyrics
Pascual Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 24 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Goyeneche · TK1956
  2. Osvaldo PugliesePhilips · Sep 11967
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Sep 191928
  4. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso · Odeon · Jun 121951
  5. Francisco CanaroIsabel de Grana · Odeon · Jul 141961
  6. Francisco CanaroIsabel de Grana · Odeon · Dec 11961
  7. Francisco RotundoFloreal Ruiz · Odeon · Aug 181950
  8. Florindo SassoneMario Bustos · Odeon · Mar 151966
  9. Horacio SalganEdmundo Rivero · Philips1969
  10. Orquesta Escuela de Tango2013
  11. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyeneche · rca camden1967
  12. Eduardo Del PianoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · May 101950
  13. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogueJuan Raggi1928
  14. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-1928
  15. José LucchesiNot in our catalogue1928
  16. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 201928
  17. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Nov 51928
  18. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue1929
  19. BachichaNot in our catalogueJuan Raggi1929
  20. Trío ArgentinoNot in our catalogueRoberto Fugazot1929

Lyrics

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Bandoneón arrabalero viejo fueye desinflado, te encontré como un pebete que la madre abandonó, en la puerta de un convento, sin revoque en las paredes, a la luz de un farolito que de noche te alumbró. Bandoneón porque ves que estoy triste y cantar ya no puedo, vos sabés que yo llevo en el alma marcao un dolor. Te llevé para mi pieza te acuné en mi pecho frío... Yo también abandonado me encontraba en el ... Has querido consolarme con tu voz enronquecida y tus notas doloridas aumentó mi .

English · machine translation

Bandoneón arrabalero old deflated fueye, I found you like a baby that the mother abandoned, at the door of a convent, without plaster on the walls, by the light of a little lantern that illuminated you at night. Bandoneon because you see that I'm sad and I can't sing anymore, you know that I carry in my soul marked with pain. I took you to my room I cradled you in my cold chest... I too, abandoned I found myself in the bulín... You wanted to comfort me with your hoarse voice and your painful notes increased my berretín.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Floreal RuizAug 18, 1950

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 00724354171123-1-9

Single source

tango.info · 00884385555658-1-1

Single source

tango.info · 07798108081917-2-5

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 03:08

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. Bandoneón arrabaleroFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1928

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